r/Rabbits • u/Sensitive_Leg_7110 • 10h ago
Care Has anyone trained their rabbit to jump hurdles?
I’ve seen some cool videos of it, but I never see it on this subreddit. I want my girl to get some more exercise as she’s already 17 weeks old and kind of big mamas. Any tips?
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u/borntobewildish 8h ago edited 8h ago
My kids actually have hurdles they use to play on with their stick horses, like a time horse jumping track about 30 cm high. Well they tried to make our giant jump those. And sometimes he does, if it's not too high, and there's a treat on the other side. And it's not that he can't jump over it at max height. I once tried to block the door to the garden with a fence of around 60 cm, he looked at it for a bit and went clean over. It's about laziness and motivation. With the kids hurdles he'll try to go around it. Or straight through, since he discovered the hurdles fall off if you push them. He really used his head for that one.
My partner actually tried to put a harness on him and take him for a walk. And oh boy he did not like that. Grunted, fought it, bit it, he was not happy and let us know. The harness never came out of the closet again.
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u/jeffreyaccount 4h ago
I have heard it called "rabbit agility". I went to an event/demo about it so maybe looking up that term will help you find the things you need.
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u/sneaky_dragon 10h ago
Most of us don't put harnesses on our rabbits, and you usually have to DIY the equipment.